DETROIT (Reuters) - Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette says he sees no conflict in representing the state's governor, who approved Detroit's bankruptcy filing, while at the same time representing Detroit's retirees, who assert that the filing is illegal. Full story

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Federal policies helped encourage whites to leave the cities and then were a hindrance to those left behind trying to sustain them, Jamelle Bouie explained. The Up panel talks about Detroit and its larger implications about the federal policies at play there, and in America.

The New York Times' Thomas Friedman and MSNBC.com's Richard Wolffe join Morning Joe to discuss the latest in Detroit's filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy and the challenges to the filing. Can the state of Michigan help? What about Washington?

Days after Detroit became the largest American city to ever file for bankruptcy protection, the battle over its future now heads to federal court. Layoffs, selling off assets, and the scaling back of basic services like trash collection could all be on the horizon, as Detroit seeks to address its $1

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